Q: Is 42,117,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,117,738 is a composite number.

Why is 42,117,738 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 42,117,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 23 26 34 39 46 51 69 78 102 138 221 299 391 442 598 663 782 897 1,173 1,326 1,381 1,794 2,346 2,762 4,143 5,083 8,286 10,166 15,249 17,953 23,477 30,498 31,763 35,906 46,954 53,859 63,526 70,431 95,289 107,718 140,862 190,578 305,201 412,919 539,971 610,402 825,838 915,603 1,079,942 1,238,757 1,619,913 1,831,206 2,477,514 3,239,826 7,019,623 14,039,246 21,058,869 and 42,117,738, with no remainder.

Since 42,117,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,117,738, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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